Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2017

In my view, the #1 killer element is groupthink. He believed, as I do, that groupthink erodes values; stifles critical thinking, limits creativity; enables undue influence of direction; and, allows inequity of action. So what is that profound issue, that killer component? However, that seems all too often not to happen.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 24, 2013

Authenticity Change confidence Fear and Courage bandwagons groupthink leadership opportunities opportunity risks' Related Stories Who Says You’re Not Qualified? Future’s Bright: Preparing Today’s Kids to Lead Tomorrow Begin with an Open Mind.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 29, 2024

Governance and Reputation: Embracing diversity isn’t just about filling seats; it’s about enriching governance with varied viewpoints that deter groupthink and enhance decision quality, all while elevating the organization’s standing among stakeholders and the broader community.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This will help you see situations from multiple angles and prevent groupthink. Construct a Balanced Team Ensure you have a mix of at least four different types to cover various approaches to leadership and problem-solving. ” Okay, that’s the line that made me think about my motivations.

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Modern Servant Leader

MARCH 2, 2023

First, a lack of diversity in your employee base will result in groupthink. The reality is he created his own groupthink. So again, to recap, a lack of diversity results in groupthink. I’m here to tell you five quick tips that any H.R. professional can take away from this example. Servant leaders are thorough.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Groupthink. One particularly big problem is known as groupthink , where groups tend to coalesce around the opinions of a powerful leader. To me, it was a clear example of groupthink, ignoring the elephant in the room. Eventually, I was able to persuade Saraj that effective delegation makes him a stronger leader.

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N2Growth Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Enhanced Corporate Governance: Diverse boards and leadership teams enhance corporate governance by reducing groupthink and ensuring a wider range of opinions are considered. Studies indicate that gender-balanced teams are more likely to develop creative strategies.

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Leading Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Wiser : Getting Beyond Groupthink to Make Groups Smarter. A Year with Peter Drucker : 52 Weeks of Coaching for Leadership Effectiveness by Joseph A. Maciariello. Winning the Long Game : How Strategic Leaders Shape the Future by Steven Krupp and Paul J.H. Schoemaker. Sunstein and Reid Hastie. For bulk orders call 1-800-423-8273.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 31, 2019

Winston Churchill, Groupthink, and the Dardanelles by @michaelaroberto. VIDEO: How to turn a group of strangers into a team by @AmyCEdmondson. David Bowie knew how to inspire creativity via @quartzatwork. Resilience and Courage by @artpetty. Dejected and Defeated? Rodgers & Hammerstein Have Some Advice For You from @JohnBaldoni.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Team Effectiveness Groupthink High Performance Teams Team decision making Teamwork' . → Read More: Why Good Teams Make Bad Decisions The post Why Good Teams Make Bad Decisions appeared first on Seapoint Center for Collaborative Leadership.

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Mike Cardus

JULY 26, 2020

Groupthink: over time, people working together will tend to think the same way, believe the same conclusions and results. Re-checking the information, using different personnel is necessary to avoid stuckness-thinking and groupthink. This group mindset leads to stuck thinking.

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Rapid BI

AUGUST 19, 2023

Brainstorming often gets a bad press, with the popular belief being that it fosters groupthink and generally hinders the creative process. New research shines a new light on the value of brainstorming however, especially a bit later in the creative process when ideas have already been generated.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

That can result in groupthink. Conflicts occur and are handled in a professional manner. There is a foundation of trust and psychological safety. Without trust, people hold back their true thoughts and feelings. People go along with the group even though they really disagree. Speak up.

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Talent Anarchy 1

JULY 18, 2017

Among the things he discussed in his keynote was how to combat groupthink. Groupthink may be the most dangerous force running rampant within organizations today. Here’s a definition of it from Psychology Today : Groupthink occurs when a group values harmony and coherence over accurate analysis and critical evaluation.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 13, 2022

Of course, the researchers accept that teams are not always ideal, and there are various aspects of team dynamics that can hinder us, whether it’s groupthink or uneven power balances.

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HR Digest

DECEMBER 11, 2023

If you’ve ever agreed to a decision at work even when you believe it to be the worst move your company could make, you need to learn how to avoid groupthink. But what is groupthink? Image credit – Freepik What is Groupthink? Understanding what groupthink is and taking measures to avoid it is essential in any workplace.

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Is groupthink a habit in our team, or are we frequently seeking out new and different ways of solving our problems? Can I share my own perspectives? Is it possible for me to share a creative idea or a point of view that differs from the remainder of the group?

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 30, 2023

And, when you diversify your network , Ibarra explains that you will be using networking as an essential leadership tool by: Sensing trends and seeing opportunities Building ties to opinion leaders and talent in diverse areas Working collaboratively across boundaries to create more value Avoiding groupthink Generating breakthrough ideas Obtaining career (..)

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Leading Blog

APRIL 3, 2020

To explain further, in a crisis, using diverse perspectives enables the unthinkable to be brought to the table, it avoids groupthink and enables more effective solutions. The next area to consider is the crucial importance of distributed Leadership, which follows naturally from the transpersonal perspective.

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Lead Change Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2017

When several team members don’t speak freely, groupthink rears its head, sometimes even with catastrophic implications. In a team this can be detrimental, it means this team member’s expertise is unavailable for the group. So what can you as a leader when dealing with an anxious team member?

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Leading Blog

MARCH 20, 2019

Not only does this foster groupthink, but it most often creates a toxic us versus them mentality “often leading to the demonization of the ‘other’ and contributing to discrimination and sometimes violence.” “The more often we her something, the more familiar it becomes, and familiarity breeds trust.” We Want to Belong.

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QAspire

APRIL 8, 2013

Great Quotes Improvement & Development In 100 Words Leadership Managing Career Self Growth conformance conformity Differentiation groupthink' Interesting Stuff: There is a new magazine on personal branding titled “ Me Inc. ”

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

Sunstein Don''t Let a Group Dynamic Quash Critical Thinking Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Review Press HBR newsletters Management Tip of the Day Reid Hastie Wiser: : Getting Beyond Groupthink to Make Groups Smarter'

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Lead Change Blog

APRIL 10, 2017

Groupthink : the psychological phenomenon for alignment that occurs within a group of people because of the desire for, and/or pressure to, have harmony or conformity. Anchoring : the tendency to rely too heavily on the first piece of information offered when making decisions.

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Leading Blog

JANUARY 31, 2017

Unleashing Creativity And Avoiding Groupthink by Michelle M Smith via @octanner. Smart use of technology can aid organisational change via @MediaplanetUK with ‏@profhamel. The Best Leadership Books of 2016. The Best Leaders Are Great Coaches by @LollyDaskal. 9 Teaching Rules that Will Instantly Improve your Leadership by @TerryLinhart.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 11, 2015

Wiser: Getting Beyond Groupthink to Make Groups Smarter Cass R.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 30, 2019

This creates a culture where disagreement and debate is welcome, and guards against blind spots and groupthink. If you notice that some of your staff don’t speak up much in meetings, you might consider rotating the chair of the meeting to increase the participation of introverts.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Devil’s advocates are also good at preventing groupthink , the tendency for a group to coalesce around the opinion of the most powerful person in the room. This rather simple change drastically improved meetings and employee engagement.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 9, 2015

On Friday, I presented my synopsis of Wiser: Getting Beyond Groupthink to Make Groups Smarter by Cass R. Sunstein and Reid Hastie (Harvard Business Review Press; 2014). I started my presentation this way: The problem is not too many meetings; the problem is too many bad meetings. There is no doubt that practically all progress […].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

I thought of this Slate series as I was reading Wiser: Getting Beyond Groupthink to Make Groups Smarter by Cass R. What a smart, good, right-on-target series. Their articles are usually on day-to-day tasks, like “You’re doing it wrong: scrambled eggs.” Sunstein and Reid Hastie, my […]. Randy''s blog entries'

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2022

Three research-backed strategies to keep innovative ideas flowing.

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Mark Sanborn

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Groupthink: The Consensus Conundrum The Trap: The desire for group harmony can lead to unchallenged decision-making and potentially flawed outcomes. Be Ready to Pivot: Embrace the courage to discontinue projects when necessary.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

These are questions that require you to challenge groupthink, conventional wisdom, and your own biases. For example, you can make more money but will have less free time; you can fix the bottom line but will have to lay off workers; you can liberate a country but will cause damage and death.

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Leading Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Dealing with Groupthink. Cohesion in a group doesn’t cause groupthink. It’s better to ask children to be helpers than ask them to help. It speaks to their identity. In the same way being told not to cheat is not as effective than saying “Please don’t be a cheater.”

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Every month since April, 1998, Karl Krayer and I have helped people with the most important and useful content from the best business books. For the March First Friday Book Synopsis, we focus on transferable principles and lessons from two books dealing with: personable productivity, and effective group work.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2012

In articles in both the New York Times and The New Yorker earlier this year, the concept of brainstorming as introduced in the 1940's by Alex Osborn has been attacked as ineffective and linked to the concept of " Groupthink.". Suffice it to say, we dislike consensus-based "Groupthink" as much as the next person. Here's our advice: 1.

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Talent Anarchy 1

DECEMBER 5, 2017

We don’t want to fight tooth and nail over every topic that comes up (we’re not trying to be Congress after all), but we also don’t want to be wallowing in groupthink and dishonesty. Talk about differing individual approaches to and comfort levels with conflict.

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